Job Description
Job Title: Research Associate - Cell Sciences (NPD)
Location: Cambridge, UK
About the role:
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated cell biologist to join the Cell Sciences Team. This is a permanent position based in Cambridge (UK) on the Biomedical Campus. This is a lab-based role, and your daily activities will contribute directly to Abcam's goals and values.
The Cell Sciences team, part of the Antibody Validation and Characterisation group, plays a crucial role in delivering essential material for novel antibody validation. We are looking to recruit a highly motivated Research Associate with experience in mammalian cell culture to prepare top quality material for Immunohistochemistry (IHC), Immunocytochemistry (ICC), flow cytometry, biochemical analysis and other antibody validation methods.
Roles and responsibilities:
* Perform mammalian cell culture, including adherent and suspension cell lines, primary and established lines, stem cells and co-cultures
* Perform cell treatments to upregulate biomarkers for generation of material for antibody validation processes
* Assist in developing and optimising new cell treatments for improved antibody validation process
* Work autonomously to record and deliver data to deadlines
* Support the existing Cell Science team in various projects, as required
* Contribute to projects and initiatives as required within the Antibody Validation and Characterisation group and effectively communicate with various stakeholders on each project
* Help establish and maintain high quality standards during experimental processes and record keeping. Abide by laboratory Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and keep accurate Batch Manufacturing Records (BMRs)
* Help maintain a safe and efficient working environment in the laboratory, ensure the safety of colleagues and visitors, and comply with Health and Safety (H&S) policies
About You:
You will have a BSc or MSc in Life sciences. Practical experience in mammalian cell culture is essential. Experience of working in an industry setting and/or under ISO9001 is desirable.
With excellent attention to detail, you will have good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise work across several projects, and to deadlines. You will be an enthusiastic team player; self-motivated; independent and able to facilitate open and constructive communication within the Cell Sciences team and across teams within the company.
If this sounds like you and you'd like to be a part of a fast-paced, growing business with the vision to become the most influential company and best-loved brand in life sciences, please apply now!
Pay and Benefits
In addition to competitive salaries, we offer an attractive and flexible benefits package (including our award-winning share scheme, 18 weeks full paid maternity leave and 6 weeks full paid paternity leave), a culture focused on well-being and opportunities for growth and development, and a highly flexible working environment.
What's more, as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we are recognized globally as an organization that's diverse, inclusive and supports women in the workplace.
About Us
An idea conceived in a University of Cambridge laboratory in 1998, Abcam plc () began life as an innovative and entrepreneurial start-up, spearheaded by like-minded individuals who shared a common purpose of providing the scientific community with quality antibody reagents, as well as trustworthy and up-to-date information about their uses and limitations. Abcam has now grown to become a leading supplier of protein research tools to life scientists, whilst always maintaining the core collaborative values assumed at its inception.
Abcam now supports life science researchers in their quest to understand the cause of disease and ultimately offer improvements to diagnoses and treatments. To achieve this outcome, the company both develops and manufactures its own products in specialist facilities across the globe, and sources from over 400 partners, offering scientists the newest, most innovative and highest quality research tools available globally, regardless of source. With a customer base of research scientists who require high performance products with detailed technical specifications, 64% of global researchers use Abcam products.
We are incredibly proud to be recognised as the '3rd Best Place to Work in the UK in 2021', as per Glassdoor's Employees' Choice Award. Our culture is driven by our dedicated, agile and audacious community of professionals who are driven by a combined purpose and sense of belonging.
Inclusion & Diversity
Abcam is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes all employment decisions without regard to age, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Location: Cambridge, UK
About the role:
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated cell biologist to join the Cell Sciences Team. This is a permanent position based in Cambridge (UK) on the Biomedical Campus. This is a lab-based role, and your daily activities will contribute directly to Abcam's goals and values.
The Cell Sciences team, part of the Antibody Validation and Characterisation group, plays a crucial role in delivering essential material for novel antibody validation. We are looking to recruit a highly motivated Research Associate with experience in mammalian cell culture to prepare top quality material for Immunohistochemistry (IHC), Immunocytochemistry (ICC), flow cytometry, biochemical analysis and other antibody validation methods.
Roles and responsibilities:
* Perform mammalian cell culture, including adherent and suspension cell lines, primary and established lines, stem cells and co-cultures
* Perform cell treatments to upregulate biomarkers for generation of material for antibody validation processes
* Assist in developing and optimising new cell treatments for improved antibody validation process
* Work autonomously to record and deliver data to deadlines
* Support the existing Cell Science team in various projects, as required
* Contribute to projects and initiatives as required within the Antibody Validation and Characterisation group and effectively communicate with various stakeholders on each project
* Help establish and maintain high quality standards during experimental processes and record keeping. Abide by laboratory Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and keep accurate Batch Manufacturing Records (BMRs)
* Help maintain a safe and efficient working environment in the laboratory, ensure the safety of colleagues and visitors, and comply with Health and Safety (H&S) policies
About You:
You will have a BSc or MSc in Life sciences. Practical experience in mammalian cell culture is essential. Experience of working in an industry setting and/or under ISO9001 is desirable.
With excellent attention to detail, you will have good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise work across several projects, and to deadlines. You will be an enthusiastic team player; self-motivated; independent and able to facilitate open and constructive communication within the Cell Sciences team and across teams within the company.
If this sounds like you and you'd like to be a part of a fast-paced, growing business with the vision to become the most influential company and best-loved brand in life sciences, please apply now!
Pay and Benefits
In addition to competitive salaries, we offer an attractive and flexible benefits package (including our award-winning share scheme, 18 weeks full paid maternity leave and 6 weeks full paid paternity leave), a culture focused on well-being and opportunities for growth and development, and a highly flexible working environment.
What's more, as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we are recognized globally as an organization that's diverse, inclusive and supports women in the workplace.
About Us
An idea conceived in a University of Cambridge laboratory in 1998, Abcam plc () began life as an innovative and entrepreneurial start-up, spearheaded by like-minded individuals who shared a common purpose of providing the scientific community with quality antibody reagents, as well as trustworthy and up-to-date information about their uses and limitations. Abcam has now grown to become a leading supplier of protein research tools to life scientists, whilst always maintaining the core collaborative values assumed at its inception.
Abcam now supports life science researchers in their quest to understand the cause of disease and ultimately offer improvements to diagnoses and treatments. To achieve this outcome, the company both develops and manufactures its own products in specialist facilities across the globe, and sources from over 400 partners, offering scientists the newest, most innovative and highest quality research tools available globally, regardless of source. With a customer base of research scientists who require high performance products with detailed technical specifications, 64% of global researchers use Abcam products.
We are incredibly proud to be recognised as the '3rd Best Place to Work in the UK in 2021', as per Glassdoor's Employees' Choice Award. Our culture is driven by our dedicated, agile and audacious community of professionals who are driven by a combined purpose and sense of belonging.
Inclusion & Diversity
Abcam is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes all employment decisions without regard to age, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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